
| indicator | year | |
| number of inhabitants | year 2009 | 4 192 801 |
| area in square km | year 2008 | 18 417 |
| Population density | year 2007 | 230 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2007 | 86,10 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 12,90 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 13,10 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 12,60 |
| Gender difference in unemployment | year 2008 | 0,50 |
| Employment rate | year 2008 | 52,30 |
| employment rate, male | year 2008 | 57,20 |
| employment rate, female | year 2008 | 47,80 |
| Gender gap in employment rate | year 2008 | 8,90 |
| Life long learning participation | year 2008 | 7,50 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 410 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 624 km |
| value added in euro | year 2007 | 83 112 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2007 | 925 | 1,11% |
| value added in industry in euro | year 2007 | 20 486 | 24,65% |
| value added in services in euro | year 2007 | 12 760 | 15,35% |
| value added in financial services in euro | year 2007 | 22 433 | 26,99% |
| value added in public services in euro | year 2007 | 21 522 | 25,89% |
| employed in sectors | year 2007 | 1 944 | 100% |
| employed in agriculture | year 2007 | 41,90 | 2,16% |
| employed in industry | year 2007 | 519 | 26,71% |
| employed in services | year 2007 | 443 | 22,81% |
| employed in financial services | year 2007 | 322 | 16,56% |
| employed in public services | year 2007 | 617 | 31,77% |
| Employment by education | year 2008 | 1 676 | 100% |
| Employment, primary education | year 2008 | 40,70 | 2,43% |
| Employment, secondary education | year 2008 | 1 017 | 60,67% |
| Employment, tertiary education | year 2008 | 618 | 36,89% |
Source: Eurostat
sub regions SACHSEN : Chemnitz, Dresden and Leipzig
other regions in Germany : Baden-Würtenberg, BAYERN, Berlin, BRANDENBURG, Bremen, Hamburg, HESSEN, MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN, NIEDERSACHSEN, NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN, RHEINLAND-PFALZ, SAARLAND, SACHSEN, SACHSEN-ANHALT, SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN and THÜRINGEN
Neighbouring regions: Czech republic, BAYERN, BRANDENBURG, SACHSEN-ANHALT, THÜRINGEN, POLNOCNO-ZACHODNI and POLUDNIOWO-ZACHODNI